FC Porto and beat Famalicao 3-1, received goals from Otavio (25), Luis Diaz (37 minutes) and Taremi (78 minutes, penalty kick), and Richeli (90′ + 1) scored the visiting goal, and took advantage of the opportunity. From the defeat of Sporting, yesterday, at home, with SC Braga (1-2) to increase the distance from three to six points and isolate itself further at the top of the classification.
The Blues and the Whites completely dominated the match, making one change in the eleven, compared to what they played at the start of the last round (a win, away, against a sad Belenenses, 4-1), with the comeback. Ottavio, having served his sentence, to replace Pepe.
In Famalicão, with many victims, due to Covid-19 and injuries, there were only 15 options available.
At the end of the first half, the referee of the match, Rui Costa, indicated a penalty in favor of FC Porto, who could have moved the match to the end of the first half with a three-goal advantage in favor of the Dragons, but with the signal. From the VAR, he ended up reversing the initial decision.
In the supplementary stage, in the 78th minute, another penalty kick was pointed out by Rui Costa (Bickel knocks Taremi), another use of VAR, to check the regularity of the position of Luis Diaz (who assists Taremi), but this time the offer will be validated and Tarmi were not awarded Louis Jr. Chances to convert the maximum penalty and reach 3-0.
At 84′, VAR technology came into play again, for Rui Costa to change the color of the (yellow) card shown to Uribe, author of an ugly entry on Pêpê Rodrigues and give the color Colombian red.
Practically speaking, Uribe, who had four yellow cards, is still out for the next match with Maritimo, but if he is warned in the next meeting, with Aroca, the duel with Sporting will fail.
At 90’+1, Famalicão reduced the score to 3-1, after a neat corner kick from Pêpê Rodrigues, to wrap up Riccieli with ease.
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